BETHANY, Ore. — A man riding a motorcycle died after colliding with a car in the community of Bethany late Saturday afternoon, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Drivers reported the crash at Northwest Laidlaw Road near 153rd Terrace around 4:45 p.m. and said the man on the motorcycle was injured.
A sheriff's deputy, who was the first on scene, began life-saving efforts before paramedics took over.
The sheriff's office says 23-year-old Feliciano Cruz Morales of Hillsboro died at the scene despite efforts to save him. Investigators say the driver who hit him remained at the scene.
The Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) is leading the investigation. The road was closed between Northwest Bethany Blvd. and Northwest Kaiser Road for five hours as they investigated.
